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Pagina xxi
... Spain ) set out in person to seize his new realm and fire the loyalty of his subjects . Travelling from Vienna via The Hague to England ( where he was duly honoured as King Charles III , ' a title which for convenience may be adopted in ...
... Spain ) set out in person to seize his new realm and fire the loyalty of his subjects . Travelling from Vienna via The Hague to England ( where he was duly honoured as King Charles III , ' a title which for convenience may be adopted in ...
Pagina xxx
... Spain , transferred them to Gibraltar , in order to make its eventual recapture a certainty . The siege thus became the one outstanding feature of the Peninsular campaign , and the French persuaded themselves that nothing could thwart ...
... Spain , transferred them to Gibraltar , in order to make its eventual recapture a certainty . The siege thus became the one outstanding feature of the Peninsular campaign , and the French persuaded themselves that nothing could thwart ...
Pagina xxxv
... Spain , whose childlessness occasioned this War of Suc- cession , the various provinces composing his monarchy were not unanimous in their choice of a successor . In spite of Louis XIV's epigram , the Pyrenees continued to exist , and ...
... Spain , whose childlessness occasioned this War of Suc- cession , the various provinces composing his monarchy were not unanimous in their choice of a successor . In spite of Louis XIV's epigram , the Pyrenees continued to exist , and ...
Pagina xxxvi
... Spain - that is , into the province of Castile . But the eastern gate , or Gerona gap , leads ( in local parlance ) , not into Spain , but into Catalonia . A French army passing through the Pampeluna gap would overrun the Iberian ...
... Spain - that is , into the province of Castile . But the eastern gate , or Gerona gap , leads ( in local parlance ) , not into Spain , but into Catalonia . A French army passing through the Pampeluna gap would overrun the Iberian ...
Pagina xxxvii
... Spain only Murcia remained loyal to the House of Bourbon . But the Grand Fleet of Great Britain , which was capable of controlling infinitely longer stretches of coast , was obliged at the approach of winter to return to home waters ...
... Spain only Murcia remained loyal to the House of Bourbon . But the Grand Fleet of Great Britain , which was capable of controlling infinitely longer stretches of coast , was obliged at the approach of winter to return to home waters ...
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acquainting Admiral's afterwards anchored appointed arrived ashore Barcelona BATTLE OF MALAGA boats brave Brest Burchett Cadiz Cape Captain Leake Charles Charles Galley coast command Confederates convoy council council of war Court Martial cruise detached dispatched Duke Dutch Earl endeavour enemy enemy's ships engagement England English expedition fireships Flag Officers flag on board forces French fleet frigates galleys garrison Gibraltar Grand Fleet Gunner guns harbour Highness's honour King land Leake's letter likewise Lisbon Lord High Admiral Majesty Majesty's marines Mediterranean men-of-war merchant ships morning naval Navy night orders Peterborough port Portugal Portuguese Prince George Prince of Hesse proceed proceeded provisions Queen ready Rear-Admiral received rendez-vous resolution resolved Royal sail seamen sent shore siege Sir Clowdisley Shovell Sir George Rooke Sir John Leake soon Spain Spithead squadron Stanhope Straits Third Rates thither Torbay Torrington Toulon town Vice-Admiral Leake weather whilst wind